ship images

April 2016

April 2016

Gulf of Aden - October 2012

Gulf of Aden - October 2012

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2008

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2008

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - June 2008

Persian Gulf - August 2007

In October 1997, the Anzac conducted Operation Dirk supported by
HMAS Westralia targeting illegal fishing vessels in the Southern
Ocean catching the Patagonian toothfish around Heard Island and
McDonald Islands in the Australian Fisheries Zone with the Salvora
and the Aliza Glacial apprehended boarded by Clearance divers.

Anzac was deployed to East Timor as part of the Australian-led
INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce from 19 to 29 September 1999. The
ship was later awarded the battle honour "East Timor 1999" in
recognition of this deployment.

Between 2001 and 2003, Anzac was deployed to the Persian Gulf on
three occasions.

Anzac was deployed to the Persian Gulf for the third time from
February until May 2003, as part of Operation Falconer. On 21 March
2003, Anzac provided naval gunfire support during the Battle of Al
Faw. The intent of the assault was to capture the Al Faw Peninsula
before Iraqi forces could sabotage the two major oil terminals in
the area. The frigate began her first fire support mission at 06:04
on 21 March (the first time a RAN ship had fired in anger in 31
years) and completed seven fire missions over a three-day period.
The frigate received the Meritorious Unit Citation on 27 November
2003 for her service during this deployment. In March 2010, Anzac
was awarded the battle honours "Persian Gulf 2001-03" and "Iraq
2003".

In 2005, Anzac participated in a Northern Trident deployment: a
round-the-world voyage intended as a flag-showing cruise to the
northern hemisphere. As part of this deployment, Anzac was involved
in ceremonies for the 90th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings,
and participated in the fleet review for the bicentenary of the
battle of Trafalgar.

On the morning of 13 March 2009, Anzac was one of seventeen warships
involved in a ceremonial fleet entry and fleet review in Sydney
Harbour, the largest collection of RAN ships since the Australian
Bicentenary in 1988. The frigate was one of the thirteen ships
involved in the ceremonial entry through Sydney Heads, and anchored
in the harbour for the review.

Anzac was assigned to Rotation 29 of Operation Slipper from July
2012 to January 2013 as part of the International Coalition Against
Terrorism (ICAT), and which included counter-piracy in the Arabian
Sea region and elsewhere.

During 2014, Anzac was the third ship of the class to undergo the
Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) upgrade. The upgrade occurred
across 2014 and early 2015, the upgrade included the fitting of CEA
Technologies' CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT phased array radars, on new masts,
a Vampir NG Infrared Search and Track system, and Sharpeye
Navigational Radar Systems, along with improvements to the
operations room equipment and layout.

Between March and October 2015, Anzac sailed on a second Northern
Trident deployment. The 27,000-nautical-mile (50,000 km; 31,000 mi)
circumnavigation included port visits to 11 countries and
participation in commemorative services for the Gallipoli and
Normandy landings.